apr1400 – Thinking Port

Poland Moves Forward With Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant

February 22, 2023 admin AP1000, apr1400, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Poland, South korea, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:32:21 +0000

Westinghouse and Poland’s Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ) have finalized a contract for pre-design work on what would be that country’s first nuclear power plant (NPP). The agreement announced Feb. 22 moves forward a project that began late last year when Westinghouse was selected by the Polish government to build a nuclear plant using AP1000 reactor […]

The post Poland Moves Forward With Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Three Nuclear Giants Will Vie for Czech Republic’s Dukovany Expansion

December 2, 2022 admin AP1000, apr1400, bechtel, Business, climate change, Czech Republic, dukovany, EDF, EPR, full coverage, International, khnp, Markets, Nuclear, Technology, temelin, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:49:02 +0000

Competition for a new unit of up to 1.2 GW at the Czech Republic’s Dukovany nuclear power plant site has stepped up, with France’s EDF, South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and a Westinghouse-Bechtel team submitting initial bids, Czech utility ČEZ, said on Nov. 30. Elektrárna Dukovany II, a. s. (EDU II), a […]

The post Three Nuclear Giants Will Vie for Czech Republic’s Dukovany Expansion appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Potential Deal Brewing for Second Polish Nuclear Plant Based on South Korean Technology

November 2, 2022 admin AP1000, apr1400, Business, engineering, full coverage, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Plant Design, Poland, South korea, Technology, Westinghouse, ze pak

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:38:56 +0000

Days after Poland chose Westinghouse to supply its AP1000 technology to the country’s first nuclear plant in Pomerania, northern Poland, the government and two Polish energy firms signed a letter of intent with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to “push ahead” with development of a second nuclear plant based on APR1400 technology in Pątnów, […]

The post Potential Deal Brewing for Second Polish Nuclear Plant Based on South Korean Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

POWER Notebook: A Week of Trials and Triumphs for Nuclear

February 6, 2020 admin apr1400, atrium 11, barakah, browns ferry, Business, bwrx-300, Čez, Czech Republic, enec, eskom, framatome, geh, International, Markets, nawah, news, Nuclear, pbmr, pebble bed, Research and Development, Safety, Technology, TVA, UAE, wano

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:31:27 +0000

The post POWER Notebook: A Week of Trials and Triumphs for Nuclear appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The past week saw interesting developments worldwide for nuclear new builds, small modular reactors (SMRs), and advanced nuclear fuel. Highlighted here: A third U.S. utility will use Framatome’s ATRIUM 11 fuel design; Barakah 1 in the United Arab Emirates is on the cusp of startup; South Africa’s Eskom said it wants to dispose of PBMR […]

The post POWER Notebook: A Week of Trials and Triumphs for Nuclear appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

NRC Certifies South Korea’s APR1400 Nuclear Reactor Design for U.S. Use

May 1, 2019 admin apr1400, barakah, Business, International, news, NRC, Nuclear, shin kori, South korea, Technology, UAE, world nuclear association

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 22:06:43 +0000

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400), a third-generation design developed by deployed by South Korean state-owned companies Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP). The U.S. nuclear regulatory body on May 1 said it will issue a direct final rule certifying the reactor […]

The post NRC Certifies South Korea’s APR1400 Nuclear Reactor Design for U.S. Use appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

NRC Grants Key Approvals for S. Korea’s APR1400 Nuclear Reactor, Despite Widespread Construction Delays

October 8, 2018 admin apr1400, Business, International, kepco, khnp, news, Nuclear, Plant Design, Safety, Technology, workforce

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued key safety and design approvals for the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400), a South Korean third-generation nuclear reactor design. The U.S. regulatory body on September 28 issued a final safety evaluation report and a standard design approval (SDA) for the APR1400, which is designed by South Korean state-owned […]

The post NRC Grants Key Approvals for S. Korea’s APR1400 Nuclear Reactor, Despite Widespread Construction Delays appeared first on POWER Magazine.